It is Thursday, May 28. Here are the top stories we are following today.
Missing Toronto Jewish girl found safe: police
Police announced that they located 14-year-old Esther in a home on Thursday afternoon after she had been missing for almost two weeks. “Our investigation will now turn to whether or not there is any evidence of criminality associated to her prolonged disappearance,” a spokesperson said.
Canada turns to Saab as U.S. defence pressure builds
The possible purchase of Saab’s Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft platform could see Ottawa opting for a European product over two American options. Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of War Elbridge Colby claimed “Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defence commitments.”
Carson Jerema: The separatist rebellion brewing in downtown Calgary
With talk of a unilateral declaration of independence by Alberta separatists, “it is not at all clear that those who count among the independence movement’s leadership are actually committed to negotiating a deal or following the law. Things could become very ugly very quickly,” Jerema writes.
Carney government abandons Trudeau-era effort to allow human rights complaints on online hate speech
The controversial provision was repealed under the former Conservative government of Stephen Harper. Conservatives denounced it as censorship and warned that it risked flooding the human rights commission with sometimes frivolous complaints.
Sunwing pilot fired over fried chicken and watermelon order sent to Black supervisor
“On a balance of probabilities the grievor was not making a legitimate food order,” a labour arbitrator concluded, and the “only other explanation offered is that (he) intentionally sent an email that played on racist tropes.”
